Confession is to verbalise our spiritual shortcomings and admit we have sinned. Simply stated, confession is the act of declared admission. Let’s acknowledge our sins and our need for God’s forgiveness. Our confession must be open, honest, and specific. Take a moment and search your heart. Pray that the Holy Spirit will reveal to you any sin in your life.

You could use the words of Ps 19: 12 – 14:

“Who can discern his errors? Forgive my hidden faults. Keep your servant also from wilful sins; may they not rule over me. Then will I be blameless, innocent of great transgression. May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.”

Please forgive me for……….. (name specific things that the Holy Spirit reveals to you.)”

Thank Him that if you confess your sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive you of your
sins and purify you from all unrighteousness (John 1:9).

Thanksgiving is the act of expressing specific gratitude to God for blessings He has bestowed upon us. Thanksgiving differs from praise in that praise focuses on who God is, where as thanksgiving focuses on what God has specifically done for us.

Ps 100:4 – “Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise; give thanks to Him and praise His name.”

As a congregation we thank God for:

• The privilege of having fellowship with our Christian brothers and sisters without the fear of being persecuted.
• For the amazing growth of our Church.
• For sending a new Pastor, Mynhardt van Zyl, to help carry the load with Pastor Joe.
• For God hearing and answering our prayers and for providing in all our needs.
• The serving hearts of Grace Leaders and members who are working together to make our
  growing church run smoothly.

Now ASK.

BELIEVE as you ask in faith. TRUST He will hear and answer.

Take a few minutes to lay before the Lord any personal prayer requests you have.

Let’s remember to pray not only for ourselves, but for the world around us as well.

Instead of ending your prayers “in Jesus name”, try using an expanded version of this phrase, like “I
am asking this, Lord, because your Son authorized me to do so and because I am certain it is what He
wants me to ask. Grant it, not because of any worth in me, but because Your Son has earned it.”

• For Lizanne as coordinator for wisdom, discernment and energy to run the ministry according to God’s will.
• That God will provide sufficient leaders and helpers.
• That the leaders and children will connect and that the children will come to Church with an expectation to meet God.

• Thank you for each youth leader, specifically for:
  • dedication and commitment to walk with our youth
  • taking responsibility to share God’s Word
  • the effort to prepare and present youth talks and
  • giving their time to serve on Friday evenings
• Thank you for your blessings that so many of our youth received during the past months, specifically for:
  • the increasing trust and openness to share thoughts with each other in our youth small groups
  • the strong bonds that form as part of a healthy and growing youth community
  • the growth in care, encouragement and support for each other

Pray for:

• special protection of our youth during the development stages of their identity as Christians, for their questions, sometimes doubts or hesitations.
• youth from non-Christian backgrounds that join, that their hearts and lives will be touched through meeting Jesus

Thank you for:

• strong up and coming leaders who not only serve at YA but have dispersed into serving on Sundays.
• a steady core group who adend regularly (serving God, fellowship)
• the talent in the YA group (musical) being used to honour Jesus.

Please pray for:

• growth in leadership and leading bible study as our goal is to stem YA small groups from the larger group
• that everyone will find their place where they belong at YA, that no one feels they are just an adendee but that they are there with purpose

Please pray for God’s favour, blessings, protection, guidance and provision for mission workers and their families, specifically for:

• Anton Beukes in Athens Greece
• Yulia and Jenya Losev in Russia
• Michelle le Roux in Bulembu
• Open Doors International
• Prabhakar Salway in India
• Marco and Rosa Reyes in Mexico
• Moheb in the Middle East and North Africa
• Jan and Ruth le Roux in Southern Africa
• Meyerink family in Perth
• Brian and Barbara Singoi in Zambia
• New Hope Foundation in China

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If you have on your heart to pray for missions, please focus on the specific prayer requests and focus points in Addendum 1, which was submitted and sourced from missionaries that Grace Church supports. Web Page can be found HERE.
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• For strong marriages, and strong family units
• For single parents a double portion of God’s grace and strength
• For God to protect our children and keep them safe from the dangers of the world.
• For school to be places filled with God’s light and goodness.
• For our teachers, EA’s and staff members to be blessed & strengthened in their roles.
• That the Lord will stir up a hunger in our hearts for MORE OF HIM and less of ourselves.
• For unity among all members.
• For travelling mercies for all those who are travelling, and those working FIFO.
• For newcomers to feel welcome and loved.
• That God will hear the prayers of those who are in need of a job and that he will open the right doors of opportunity for them.
• For all the expectant mum’s and the new mum’s. That they will not be anxious but trust God for protection and wisdom.
• That God will provide more people with a heart for evangelism in our church
• For the next generation (Ps 102: 18-28) Lord I pray that our children and their children will grow up to know, love, serve and be established before You.

Pray for each member of Grace Church who generously dedicates their time and talents to advance the Kingdom of God. May our prayers be fervent, lifting up these individuals, that they may be strengthened in their resolve and perseverance as they faithfully serve God and His people.